Tudor

[ too-der, tyoo- ]

noun

1. Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
2. David (Eugene), 1926–1996, U.S. pianist and composer.
3. Mary. Mary I.
4. a member of the royal family that ruled in England from 1485 to 1603.

adjective

1. pertaining or belonging to the English royal house of Tudor.
2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the periods of the reigns of the Tudor sovereigns:

   Tudor architecture.

Tudor

/ ˈtjuːdə /

noun

1. an English royal house descended from a Welsh squire, Owen Tudor (died 1461), and ruling from 1485 to 1603. Monarchs of the Tudor line were Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I

adjective

1. denoting a style of architecture of the late perpendicular period and characterized by half-timbered houses

Other Word Forms

• pre-Tudor adjective

Example Sentences

Rare 16th Century wall paintings have been revealed at a former Tudor hunting lodge.

From BBC

To come back as fast as possible, the 83-year-old widow has decided on a home radically different from the 1939 Tudor where she and her husband raised their two daughters.

From Los Angeles Times

In the 16th century, California came within a Tudor whisker of being a queen’s land: Elizabeth I.

From Los Angeles Times

Giving evidence at the inquest, Lance Corporal Drew Tudor said he found Gunner Beck sleeping in her car the next morning after trying to rouse his colleagues for a training day.

From BBC

"To allow Tudor to remain in post, I do find abhorrent," Bishop Hartley said.

From BBC